BOTTOM? DON’T BET ON IT

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March 25, 2020.Markets went thru the roof yesterday. But don’t get sucked into thinking that the stock market ‘bottom’ is in. Virtually the entire economy is shut down. We are entering a recession. Do you really think now is the time to buy??

If you see a short term rally in the next few days, we suggest you SELL. (Still holding all Corporate Bonds in the Core Portfolio.)We project further declines-long term-but continue adding to our ‘buy’ list. We want to be ready when things really turn around.

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The local pharmacist tells us that the state of Illinois has banned filling prescriptions for Hydroxychloroquine-the potential virus cure that Trump has been touting. How sad.

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Tuesday. The corrupt despicable Congressman were crowing about how ‘well they were working together’ to get the spending “helicopter money” bill finished. Well hell, if you can’t work together to SPEND TWO TRILLION dollars (putting the taxpayer into debt forever) then you have a major problem. Why we don’t get rid of the whole bunch we don’t understand. And that bitch Pelossi really tops the list.

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A new poll from Gallup shows that President Donald Trump’s approval rating for his handling of the coronavirus is now at 60 percent.

The president’s overall approval rating is also at 49 percent, tied for the best of his presidency.